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Table of Contents Banking .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Insurance .......................................................................................................................................... 7

Economy ............................................................................................................................................ 7

State ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

National ............................................................................................................................................ 10

International ................................................................................................................................. 13

India & world ................................................................................................................................ 15

Appointments & Resignations ............................................................................................ 18

Ranks & Reports ......................................................................................................................... 20

Important days ............................................................................................................................ 22

Sports ................................................................................................................................................ 25

Awards .............................................................................................................................................. 26

Obituaries ....................................................................................................................................... 28

Schemes........................................................................................................................................... 29

Person in News ............................................................................................................................ 30

Summits & Conference ........................................................................................................... 31

Defence ............................................................................................................................................ 33

Agreements ................................................................................................................................... 34

Books & Authors ......................................................................................................................... 36

Science & Technology .............................................................................................................. 37

Environment .................................................................................................................................. 37

Apps & Portals ............................................................................................................................. 38

Acquisitions & Mergers ........................................................................................................... 39

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Banking

❖ Reserve Bank of India reduced repo rate by 25 bps to 5.75% for third time

in a row. RBI cuts GDP growth forecast to 7 % from 7.2 % for FY20.❖ RBI governor Viral V Acharya has resigned. NS Viswanathan (Deputy

Governor) got one-year extension.❖ RBI observed the Financial Literacy Week on the theme of ‘Farmers’ and

how they benefit by being a part of the formal banking system.❖ IT major TCS will implement RBI's centralised information and

management system (CIMS) for seamless data collection and validations ata cost of ₹310.52 crore.

❖ RBI has allowed a one-time restructuring of debt up to ₹ 25 Cr. Therestructuring has to be implemented by March 31, 2020.

❖ The 8-member UK Sinha committee suggested the creation of aDistressed Asset Fund with a corpus of ₹ 5000 Crore & Doubling the

Collateral free loan limit to ₹ 20 Lakh.

❖ Ministry of MSME established an Export Promotion Cell which sets the targetof USD 100 billion of exports from India by 2020.

❖ RBI expert committee recommended a government-sponsored Fund ofFunds (FoF) of Rs 10,000 crore to support VC or PE firms investing in the

MSME sector.❖ RBI raised the limit of collateral-free agricultural loans to ₹1.6 lakh from

the current ₹1 lakh with a view to help small and marginal farmers.❖ Indian Banking Association requested banks to waive off the service

charges for Kisan Credit Card/crop loans up to a limit of Rs 3 Lakhs.❖ The government launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi

Programme to provide direct income support at the rate of ₹ 6000/yr.❖ RBI sets up a committee headed by VG Kannan to review ATM charges

and fees.❖ RBI relaxed norms for White Label ATM (WLA) operators & allowed them to

buy wholesale cash directly from RBI.

❖ RBI released a vision document, 'Payment and Settlement Systems inIndia: Vision 2019 - 2021'.

❖ RBI removed charges for payments via Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)and National Electronics Funds Transfer (NEFT).

❖ Nandan Nilekani committee has submitted its report on Digital Payments.It recommended the target for additional growth of 10x in three years

❖ NPCI slashed usage fees for small transactions. For UPI transactions up to₹1,000, the charge has been cut to 10 paise from 25 paise.

❖ RBI doubled the limit for banks to consider ₹2 crore and more as bulkdeposits from the earlier ₹1 crore .

❖ The Cabinet approved Rs 6,000 Crore capital infusion for EXIM Bank.❖ RBI came out with a new policy for overseas borrowings which allows the

entities to raise foreign funding up to $750 million.❖ RBI allows manufacturing companies to raise up to $ 50 million per financial

year with a maturity period of 1 year.

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❖ RBI mandated banks to disclose divergence when the additionalprovisioning for NPAs assessed by RBI exceeds 10%.

❖ RBI stated that the lenders must resolve NPA over Rs 2,000 crore within180 days.

❖ GoI stated that the number of wilful defaulters has risen 60% in the 5 yearsup to FY19, but over ₹ 7600 Cr has been recovered from these defaulters.

❖ Karnataka Bank has launched the web tool ‘Vasool So-Ft’ for digitalizing theNPA recovery process of the bank.

❖ According to the RBI Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India,number of complaints registered at banking ombudsman offices has

increased to 25%.❖ RBI launched the ombudsman scheme for digital payments to redress the

grievances. It is working from 21 offices of the Banking Ombudsman.❖ RBI notified that Non-banking financial companies with asset size of more

than Rs 5,000 crore should appoint a chief risk officer.

❖ RBI launched the Complaint Management System for lodging complaintsagainst banks & NBFCs.

❖ L&T Infrastructure Finance Company has become first NBFC to get $100million loan from AIIB.

❖ State Bank of India has introduced a repo rate-linked home loan product.So, the home loan interest rate will work out to 8.40 %.

❖ SBI linked its interest rate on savings bank deposits with a balance above₹1 lakh & short-term loans to RBI's repo rate.

❖ SBI has launched doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70 years& differently abled customers.

❖ SBI launched card less ATM withdrawals with YONO Cash. It will be calledYONO Cash Point.

❖ SBI and Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd launched their merchant-acquiring joint venture, SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd (SBIPSPL) in

Mumbai.

❖ SBI announced ‘Green Car Loan’ scheme to encourage customers to buyelectric vehicles.

❖ PAISALO Digital signed an agreement with SBI to empower the agricultureand MSME segment.

❖ SBI has signed MoU with Bank of China to enhance business synergiesbetween both the banks.

❖ RBI has assigned lead bank responsibility to SBI for 2 new districts (Mulugu& Narayanpet) in Telangana & 1 district (Niwari) in Madhya Pradesh.

❖ SBI and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) inked a MoUto boost the availability of capital for infrastructure projects.

❖ According to the RBI data, the financial transactions done by the debit cardsat POS terminals increased by 27% compared to Mar 2018.

❖ BharatPe has launched India’s first UPI BahiKhata (Digital Ledger) formerchants.

❖ Canara Bank has become the 1st public sector bank to shift to EMV chip &

PIN for card transactions.

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❖ Kotak Bank has become the first bank to levy charges on UPI transactions after its 30 UPI free transactions.

❖ Amazon has launched UPI payments in India partnering with Axis Bank to issue UPI IDs to its customers.

❖ ICICI Bank launched a centre in Bengaluru to provide business solutions to start-ups and MSME sector.

❖ A unit of Edelweiss Financial Services, ‘ECL Finance’ signed an agreement with Bank of Baroda to explore co-lending or co-origination of loans to small

businesses. ❖ Maruti Suzuki has signed an MoU with Bank of Baroda to improve credit for

its dealers and customers. ❖ ICICI bank has partnered with Fin Credit to provide loans up to ₹ 1 Crore

for a tenure of 15 years. ❖ The Survey on Retail Payment Habits of Individuals launched by Reserve

Bank of India to capture retail payment habits in 6 cities.

❖ YES bank has bagged the 9th edition of Aegis Graham Bell Award 2018 for Innovation in Data Science. The event was hosted by Government of Goa.

❖ Kisan Suvidha loan for farmers was launched to offer collateral – free loans by Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.

❖ V Vaidyanathan has been appointed as the MD and CEO of IDFC First Bank.

❖ Open Banking Next-Gen Banking Solutions was launched by DCB Bank. ❖ Indian bank has bagged Best Bank Award from Tamil Nadu government.

❖ Reserve Bank of India re-categorized IDBI Bank as a Private Sector Bank. LIC acquired 51% of the total paid-up equity share capital of IDBI bank.

❖ Korean Exim Bank has given 4100 crore loan for Visakhapatnam Metro Rail project.

❖ 14th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave was organized by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry in association with Confederation of Indian Industry and EXIM

Bank of India in New Delhi.

❖ Reserve Bank of India withdrew the 20 percent limit on investments by FPIs in corporate bonds of an entity.

❖ Bombay Stock Exchange tied up with HDFC Bank to spread awareness about the benefits of listing on BSE Start-up’s platform.

❖ According to the World’s Best Bank survey by Forbes, HDFC Bank has emerged as India’s No 1 bank.

❖ Fincare Small Finance Bank has been awarded the prestigious Celent Model Bank 2019 award.

❖ NRI – Insta Online account was launched for NRIs residing in Financial Action Task Force member countries by IDBI Bank.

❖ Paytm First Card has launched to offer unlimited 1% cash back on purchases in association with Citi Bank

❖ ‘Corp SME Suvidha’ for GST registered MSMEs has been launched by Corporation Bank.

❖ Karnataka Bank launched a new Savings Bank product for salaried class

with 3 variants (SB salary Executive, SB Salary Prime, SB Salary Classic). ❖ Bank on Wheels facility was launched by Indian Overseas Bank.

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❖ Bank credit grew by 13.2% in FY19 as compared to 10.3% in the previous FY, mainly aided by loans to services and retail sector.

❖ NABARD announced a Rs 700-cr venture capital fund for equity investments in agri. & rural-focused start-ups.

❖ The RBI formed a committee headed by Harsh Vardhan to review the existing state of mortgage securitisation.

❖ RBI constituted a 6-member task force under the chairmanship of T. N. Manoharan on development of secondary market for corporate loans.

❖ SEBI sets up a working group, headed by NSE Clearing Ltd., to review the current framework of margins in the futures and options segment.

❖ IRDAI sets up a panel headed by Pravin Kutumbe to identity domestically systemically important insurers (SII) and put in place an

enhanced regulatory framework for them. ❖ IRDAI has set up a 13-member committee under IRDAI Executive

Director Suresh Mathur to review the regulatory framework on

microinsurance. ❖ SEBI has constituted a committee under the leadership of Sankar De to

make strategy for effective execution and delivery of research objectives. ❖ 7-Member Group of Ministers constituted under the chairmanship of Nitin

Patel for boosting the Real Estate Sector under the GST regime. ❖ RBI divested its entire stake worth Rs 1450 crores in NHB and Rs 20

crores in NABARD. ❖ RBI relaxed the leverage ratio to 4% for Domestic Systemically Important

Banks & 3.5% for other banks effective from the quarter commencing Oct 1, 2019.

❖ RBI will shortly issue Rs 20 denomination banknotes. It will be greenish-yellow in colour and will have the motif of Ellora Caves on the reverse

side. ❖ SEBI has approved an ‘Airport’ specific fund- ‘Taking Off to The Future

Airport Fund’ to raise a capital of up to Rs 10,000 crore ‘Category II

Alternative Investment Fund’. ❖ RBI has asked Commercial Banks to adopt Education Loan Scheme. Under

the scheme, students can get Collateral free loans upto Rs 7.5 Lakh. ❖ RBI will come out with a mobile application to help visually challenged

people in identifying currency notes as cash. ❖ AIIB will give a $100-million loan to L&T Infrastructure Finance Company

for wind and solar infrastructure projects in India. ❖ RBI finalised a three- year roadmap ‘Utkarsh 2022’ to improve regulation

and supervision, among other functions of the central bank ❖ RBI has set up a 6-member working group headed by Tapan Ray to

review the regulatory and supervisory framework for core investment companies.

❖ ICICI Bank has tied up with NBFC IndoStar Capital for vehicle financing for small and medium fleet owners to buy new & old commercial vehicles.

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Current Policy Rates & Reserve Ratios

Policy/Exchange rate & Reserve

Ratio

Percentage

Repo Rate 5.75%

Reverse Repo Rate 5.50%

Marginal Standing Facility rate 6.00%

Bank Rate 6.00%

Cash Reserve Ratio 4%

Statutory Liquidity Ratio 18.75%

Insurance ❖ LIC Housing Finance launched skilling centre, ‘Udyam’ in Bengaluru. ❖ Life Insurance Corporation launched a new microinsurance plan 'Micro

Bachat'. It provides the coverage up to ₹ 2 Lakh. ❖ MobiKwik with ICICI Prudential rolled out group microinsurance

product. It offers a life cover of ₹ 1 Lakh for a monthly premium of ₹ 20. ❖ PNB MetLife signed P.V. Sindhu as its brand ambassador. She would

support various initiatives under project Damini. ❖ Govt expects to complete the merger of three general insurance

companies namely National Insurance Company, United India

Insurance Company and Oriental India Insurance Company by 2019-20.

❖ SBI General Insurance collaborated with Policybazaar.com to sell SBI Travel Insurance. The maximum travel duration is 180 days.

❖ ICICI Lombard & Mobikwik announced a partnership to offer cyber-insurance.

❖ Bharti AXA General Insurance conferred with the 'Non-Life Insurer of The Year Award 2019 by the Assocham.

❖ Aviva Life Insurance announced to launch ‘Wings.’ It is an initiative of the SHE division of the company, for mentoring all the women employees.

❖ Airtel Payments Bank partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer Bharti AXA Life POS Saral Jeevan Bima Yojana.

Economy

❖ According to the NSSO, the unemployment rate surged to over 6% in 2017-18. It stood at 7.8% in urban areas & 5.3% in rural areas.

❖ The government revised its forecast for GDP growth for 2017-18 to 7.2% from the earlier estimate of 6.7%.

❖ CSO revised the nation’s actual growth rate in 2016-17 to 8.2% from 7.1% while nominal GDP has been revised upwards to 11.5% from

10.8%.

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❖ According to Asian Development Bank, The Asia-Pacific region is expected to power ahead growing at 5.7%.

❖ The government has yielded ₹700 cr through the first-ever sale of 'enemy shares'.

❖ Government recently sold "enemy" shares worth Rs 1,150 crore in IT major Wipro.

❖ India has retained its top spot on remittances in 2018, according to the World Bank's Migration and Development Brief.

❖ RBI, the first central bank in the Asia-Pacific region to begin an explicit interest rate easing cycle buoyed by benign food inflation

❖ Nagaland has the highest unemployment rate followed by Goa & Manipur, Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) NSSO.

❖ The government has reduced the contribution under the Employees’ State Insurance Act to 4% from 6.5%.

❖ FDI into India increased by 6% to $42 billion in 2018, according to the

UNCTAD. ❖ The expert committee for Macroeconomics & Employment came out with

suggestion to achieve $5 Trillion economy target. ❖ Govt constituted a Working Group under the chairmanship of Ramesh

Chand for the revision of the current series of Wholesale Price Index. ❖ Confederation of Indian Industry launched a Fiscal Performance Index to

assess state and central budgets. ❖ According to the CRISIL report, the NPAs stock has declined to 9.3% as of

Mar 2019. ❖ India will overtake the UK to become the world's 5th biggest economy and

will surpass Japan to be the third largest in 2025. ❖ India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 & 2016

according to the report UN. ❖ The government has set a target to raise health services expenditure to

2.5% of the country's GDP by 2025.

State

❖ Meghalaya became the 1st state to ensure conservation of water & have

water policy. ❖ Andhra Pradesh topped the 2018 Ease of Doing Business Index ABC

rankings of India followed by Maharashtra and Delhi. ❖ Odisha launched the interest-free loans of up to ₹3 lakh for women self-

help groups. ❖ Govt has notified a High-Level Committee headed by MP Bezbarauah for

execution of Clause 6 of Assam Accord. ❖ Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair declared as an authorized

Immigration Check post for entry into/exit from India.

❖ Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin initiative launched in Bhubaneswar to provide access to hygiene products.

❖ Telangana government has decided to form a 'State Tiger Protection Force' to save the Big Cat population in the State.

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❖ An All-Women Squad named as ‘JOYMATI BAHINI’ of the Railway Protection Force introduced at Kamkhaya Railway Station in Guwahati.

❖ Kerala Police introduced the country’s first humanoid robot called ‘KP-Bot’. ❖ The Himachal Pradesh government makes Sanskrit the second official

language of the state. ❖ Kerala state has come up with an action plan to generate public awareness

on the harmful effects of trans fatty acids. ❖ Punjab approved ‘Smart Village Campaign’ worth ₹ 384.40 Crore to

supplement the ongoing works to build village infrastructure and provide essential amenities.

❖ Sikkim has signed a MoU with Microsoft to transform the educational landscape.

❖ Andhra Pradesh govt built India’s first district cooling system in Amravati in the collaboration with UAE based international cooling provider.

❖ Indus river dolphin declared as Punjab’s state aquatic animal.

❖ Meghalaya renamed the Dikkibandi stadium after former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma.

❖ Assam government has launched PRANAM Commission to Protect Parents of Govt Employees.

❖ Odisha has launched a boat ambulance service in remote areas at a cost of Rs 5.40 crore.

❖ Tashigang, a Himachal Pradesh (HP) village is the highest polling station in the world.

❖ Ola has signed an MoU with Telangana to support the efforts in strengthening traffic infrastructure.

❖ Telangana state was ranked number one in eLearning training for field staff. ❖ According to National Green Tribunal, Maharashtra has the highest number

of polluted rivers. ❖ Kerala became the first state to list masala bond in London Stock Exchange.

❖ Indian Navy’s first full-fledged Service Selection Board inaugurated by Sunil

Lanba at Kolkata. ❖ The first unmanned substation will be upgraded in Chennai.

❖ Chhattisgarh police deployed first ever anti – Naxal women’s commando unit called 'Danteshwari Ladake'.

❖ Mangaluru City Police has launched an all-women police patrol unit "Rani Abbakka Force"

❖ 'Tree Ambulance' service’ was launched in Chennai. ❖ The Bongaigaon district of Assam has developed a ‘Sankalp’ app to react

out the voters. ❖ The 40th International Annual Desert Festival was held in Jaisalmer.

❖ Boori Boot Yollo Festival was celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh. ❖ The Attukal Pongala Festival was hosted in Thiruvananthapuram.

❖ 9 day long International Kite Festival was held in Ahmedabad. ❖ The second edition of Orange Festival organized in Nagpur.

❖ A Month-long Festival of India was held in Kathmandu.

❖ Delhi Metro has become the first ever project in the country to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant.

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❖ L&T Financial Services launched an educational programme ‘Digital Sakhi’ in 2 villages of Villupuram districts in Tamil Nadu.

❖ Odisha government unveiled a Flood Hazard Atlas for better preparedness. ❖ The 10th National Science Film Festival of India (NSFFI) will be organised

in Tripura in 2020 to raise awareness about science and environment through films.

❖ Odisha government decided to provide transportation cost to school students.

❖ Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation project on the Godavari river was dedicated to the nation by Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao.

❖ WHO has selected the Rajasthan govt’s Medical & Health Department for its award in recognition of its achievements in the field of tobacco control.

❖ Bancha in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh has become the first solar kitchen only village in India.

❖ Mela Kheer Bhawani Festival is celebrated in Kashmir.

❖ ADB will provide Rs 1,650 crore to develop infrastructure in 7 districts headquarter towns of Tripura.

❖ Kerala govt. is working to set up the country’s 1st elephant rehabilitation centre in Kottoor, an ecotourism village near Thiruvananthapuram.

❖ Pink City Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, has made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

❖ Delhi police has signed a pact with Solar Energy Corporation of India to support the implementation of grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic

systems. ❖ Rajiv Gandhi International Airport has initiated Face Recognition system on

a trial basis for passengers.

National

❖ Union Cabinet approved the 10% reservation for economically weaker

sections in direct recruitment. Gujarat became the first state to implement it.

❖ India’s second defence innovation hub set up in Nashik, Maharashtra after Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

❖ The Unique Identification Authority of India has set up its first ‘Aadhaar

Seva Kendra’ in Delhi and Vijayawada. ❖ Andaman and one island from Nicobar have been selected to fly seaplanes

under UDAN – 3. ❖ The 5th Regional Centre of National Institute of Public Cooperation and

Child Development opened in Mohali, Punjab. ❖ India’s longest 300-meter single- lane steel cable suspension bridge

named Byorung Bridge over Siang River inaugurated in Upper Siang, Arunachal Pradesh.

❖ The fourth edition of Bharat Parv, showcasing the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat held at New Delhi.

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❖ The Subhash Chandra Bose museum has inaugurated at Red Fort in the dedication of Netaji and Indian National Army.

❖ Unispace Nanosatellite Assembly & Training programme of ISRO held at Bengaluru.

❖ Civil Aviation ministry in association with Goa govt launched the country’s 1st Geographical Indication (GI) store at Dabolim International Airport.

❖ Government has issued guidelines to set up EV charging stations in every 25 km.

❖ Rajnath Singh launched Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) to give access for a pan-India distressed call at 112.

❖ Suresh Prabhu launched SWAYATT to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage through eTransactions on Government e-Marketplace in

New Delhi. ❖ Rajnath Singh inaugurated a national cyber forensic lab & Delhi Police's

cyber-crime unit ‘CyPAD’.

❖ Govt launched Operation Digital Board on the lines of Operation Blackboard to provide better digital education.

❖ Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs launched Shehri Samridhi to extend the outreach of Deendayal Antyodaya Mission – National Urban

Livelihoods Mission. ❖ India has become into the world's 2nd largest LPG consumer whose

demand is projected to rise 34% by 2025. ❖ PM Modi flagged off India's first semi-high-speed train, the Vande Bharat

Express from New Delhi to Varanasi. ❖ India's first 'fulldome 3D Digital Theatre' was inaugurated by Minister

Mahesh Sharma in Kolkata. ❖ PM Narendra Modi dedicated the National War Memorial, New Delhi.

❖ Rail Drishti dashboard launched to bring information from various sources on a single platform under 15 user-friendly categories.

❖ Prakash Javadekar launched the Scheme for Higher Education Youth in

Apprenticeship and Skills (SHREYAS) for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities.

❖ Indian railways announced the new zone named South Coast Railway (18th zone) headquartered at Visakhapatnam.

❖ National Policy on Software Products - 2019 was approved to develop India as a Software Product Nation.

❖ India’s first monorail was inaugurated in Mumbai, implemented by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.

❖ One Nation, One Card for transport mobility was launched in Ahmedabad named National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) issued by banks.

❖ Amitabh Kant will head National Mission on Transformative Mobility & Battery Storage to promote clean and sustainable mobility initiatives.

❖ Microsoft has partnered with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to promote ‘Sangam’ project to accelerate Swachh Bharat Mission.

❖ The Centre for Disability Sports has been set up at Gwalior in Madhya

Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs 170.99 crore.

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❖ India’s first Oil Museum is set to come up in Guwahati, named after KD Malaviya called the father of India’s hydrocarbon industry.

❖ The Integral Coach Factory (ICF) of the Indian Railways has become the World’s largest rail coach manufacturer.

❖ India's first 'Voter Park' was inaugurated in Gurugram aimed at increasing voter awareness and educating people about the electoral process.

❖ BSNL received the license from the Department of Telecommunications to provide Internet and mobile services on flights. Its satellite partner is

Inmarsat. ❖ BSNL partnered with Google to increase access to its WiFi footprint in

India. ❖ BSNL become the first operator to begin optical fibre-based high-speed

broadband service in Pulwama with launch of 'Bharat Fibre'. ❖ CSC’s e-Governance Services India Limited (Ministry of Electronics & IT)

has tied up with IIT - Kanpur to upscale ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’.

❖ India re-elected as an observer to Arctic Council. The 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting was held at Rovaniemi, Finland.

❖ India co-chairs the Consultative Group of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) for the fiscal year 2020.

❖ India elected to the Executive Board of the 1st UN-Habitat Assembly being held in Nairobi. Theme: UN-Habitat Assembly -"Innovation for Better

Quality of Life in Cities and Communities". ❖ Govt decided to merge the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) and the

National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) to form a National Statistical Office (NSO).

❖ Anil Kakodkar panel recommended a higher natural gas price for producers from existing discoveries

❖ Ministry of Information and Broadcasting instituted Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman from year 2019.

❖ Union Minister for Tribal Affairs launched the e-governance initiatives

named SabkaSaath, SabkaVikas and SabkaVishwas for ST Welfare schemes.

❖ The Centre sets target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024. ❖ Hardeep Singh Puri launched Swachh Survekshan 2020 League in New

Delhi, a quarterly cleanliness assessment of cities and towns in India. ❖ PM Modi reconstituted NITI Aayog, renaming Rajiv Kumar as its VC and

Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman & Narendra Singh Tomar as its ex-officio members.

❖ Delhi announced free Delhi Metro and DTC bus rides for women in the capital city.

❖ Government plans to provide broadband connectivity under BharatNet Project to all gram panchayats in the country.

❖ Govt developed a National Strategic Plan to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025. India ranks 35th in the world in terms of TB cases per lakh

population.

❖ Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat asserted that flow of raw sewage into the river Ganga will be completely stopped by 2022.

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❖ Former ISRO chief Dr. Kasturirangan led Committee submitted the draft National Educational Policy (NEP) to the HRD Minister.

❖ Indore’s Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar airport declared as an international airport, considered as the busiest airport in Central India.

❖ HRD Ministry has released a 5-year vision plan named Education Quality Upgradation & Inclusion Programme (EQUIP).

❖ Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation launched India’s first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) dashboard.

❖ India announced an ambitious aim to set up 500 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.

❖ Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the Central Command Centre for Air Traffic Flow Management in New Delhi to ensure higher standards of

safety. ❖ The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas constituted a panel headed by

Kirit Parikh to review the existing structure of LPG marketing in India.

❖ Microsoft will launch AI digital labs in India in collaboration with 10 higher educational institutions.

❖ A museum exhibiting Sikh culture & tradition opened in Ranchi. ❖ The two-day Elephanta Festival organised in Mumbai.

❖ Hero MotoCorp becomes the 1st company to get BS VI certification for its Hero Splendor iSmart

❖ The ‘Chintan Baithak’ held by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy to review the progress made in the sector.

❖ India's first highway corridors with charging stations for EV are expected to come up along the Delhi-Jaipur & Delhi-Agra highways by 2020.

❖ University Grants Commission approved a new Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's Developing Economy.

❖ Jal Shakti Abhiyan launched across the country to accelerate water harvesting & conservation measures.

International

❖ Google unit won approval from the FCC to deploy a radar-based motion

sensing device known as Project Soli. ❖ France introduced a new “GAFA tax” (Google, Apple, Facebook and

Amazon) on global internet, technology firms. ❖ US and Israel officially quit United Nation's Educational, Scientific &

Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ❖ Jair Bolsonaro has been sworn in as the 42nd president of Brazil.

❖ Mohammad Shtayyeh was named as the Prime Minister of Palestine by the President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas.

❖ Zuzana Caputova sworn in as the nation’s first female president of Slovakia.

❖ Abdelkader Bensalah appointed as Algeria’s New President. ❖ Benjamin Netanyahu was elected as Israel’s Prime Minister.

❖ Jean Michel Lapin has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Haiti.

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❖ Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been elected as the president of Ukraine. ❖ Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga has resigned as the Prime Minister of Mali.

❖ British PM Theresa May has resigned after a 3-year tenure. ❖ Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as the president of South Africa.

❖ Joko Widodo has been elected as Indonesia’s president for a second term. ❖ United Arab Emirates Central Bank & the Saudi Arabian Monetary

Authority launched a common digital currency called ‘Aber’. ❖ Macedonia has been renamed as Republic of North Macedonia

❖ Malaysia’s King Muhammad V resigned before completing their five-year tenure.

❖ Abu Dhabi Judicial Department recognised Hindi as its third official language after Arabic and English.

❖ The World’s first female AI news anchor unveiled in China. ❖ J.P. Morgan became the first U.S. bank to create and test a digital coin for

payments called the JPM Coin.

❖ Facebook launched a digital skilling and mentorship initiative named GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) across five states in India.

❖ Muhammadu Buhari elected as the President of Nigeria. ❖ Kazakhstan's Parliament renamed the country's capital Astana as

‘Nursultan’. ❖ Marshall Islands became the 1st country ever to launch decentralized

national digital currency SOV. ❖ The world's largest e-waste recycling facility opened in Dubai.

❖ Oslo has become the world's first city to install wireless induction-based fast-charging systems for electric taxis.

❖ Russia tests the world's first floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov (Chernobyl on ice).

❖ London became the first city in the world to implement a special Ultra Low Emission Zone.

❖ South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks.

❖ UK became the first national legislative body in the world to declare a ‘climate change emergency’.

❖ Ireland became the second country in the world to declare a climate emergency.

❖ Saudi government has approved the scheme ‘Privileged Iqama’ for permanent residency.

❖ Japan has begun testing its latest and fastest bullet train ‘Shinkansen ALFA-X’.

❖ Iraq become India’s top crude oil supplier in 2018-19 fiscal year. ❖ Nepal Rastra Bank banned the use of Chinese digital wallets WeChat Pay

and Alipay income due to illegal use of those payment applications by Chinese tourists.

❖ Taiwan’s legislature legalizes same-sex marriage. Thailand is also exploring the legalization of same-sex civil partnerships.

❖ Facebook has chosen London as the centre for the global roll-out of

WhatsApp payments. ❖ NASA unveiled the calendar for the "Artemis" 2024 Moon mission.

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❖ Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country to be granted full membership of the Financial Action Task Force.

❖ Luxembourg will host AIIB’s annual meeting next month, the first time the gathering has taken place outside of Asia.

❖ Canada has banned the single – use of plastics from 2021 to reduce ocean wastes.

❖ Mexico became the first country to ratify the North American Free Trade Agreement at the behest of U.S. President Donald Trump.

❖ IAAF will be renamed as ‘World Athletics’. The decision was taken during the 217th executive council meeting of the organisation held in Monaco.

❖ Qantas has operated world’s 1st zero waste commercial flight. It aims to eliminate 100 million single-use plastics by the end of 2020 & to reduce

75% of waste by 2021. ❖ IBRD (World Bank) and Commonwealth Bank have enabled secondary

market trading recorded on the blockchain for bond-i.

❖ Mohamed Ould Ghazouani elected as the President of Mauritania. ❖ Kassym-Jomart Tokayev elected as the new president of Kazakhstan.

❖ Nayib Bukele sworn-in as the President of El Salvador. ❖ Prayuth Chan-ocha elected as the Prime Minister of Thailand.

❖ Reliance Jio launched a new initiative called ‘Digital Udaan’, roping Facebook

❖ New Zealand banned single-use plastic shopping bags & introducing hefty fines for businesses that continue to provide them.

India & world

❖ India & South Africa sealed 3-year strategic programme to boost

cooperation in the key areas including defence, trade & investment etc.

❖ India has taken over operations of the strategic Chabahar port. This is the 1st time India will be operating a port outside its territory.

❖ India & Norway discussed extensively to collaborate for development of Ocean Economy, achieving Sustainable Development and to Counter

Terrorism. ❖ India & Uzbekistan signed a deal to supply of uranium to power its

domestic atomic reactors. ❖ HRD Ministry signed a MoU with Organisation for Economic Co-operation

and Development for India’s Participation in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) -2021.

❖ The Coal ministry has signed an agreement with Poland to foster relations in the field of coal mining and clean coal technologies.

❖ India & Germany decided to work on developing reference documents for the textile sector, water and waste management.

❖ India & Finland signed a MoU to explore newer research activities and

application possibilities in the field of remote sensing of the earth, satellite communication.

❖ India & Saud Arabia signed a MoU to attract potential investments into the infrastructure sector for creation jobs, growth of ancillary sectors.

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❖ India and Sweden concluded a security protection agreement that will enable both countries to share classified information with each other.

❖ The cabinet approved the MoU between India & Argentina on cooperation in the field of Medical Products Regulation.

❖ India and Maldives signed three agreements on visa facilitation for diplomatic and official passport holders, development cooperation

and renewable energy. ❖ Ministry of HRD has signed an MoU with the Afghanistan to work on

digital education initiatives. ❖ The cabinet approved the MoUs between India and Croatia in the field of

tourism. ❖ MoU approved between India and South Korea on start-up cooperation.

❖ The Cabinet approved MoU between India & Morocco to promote the exchange of information and technical cooperation in the field of housing

and human settlement.

❖ The Cabinet has approved the MoUs with 3 countries- UK (Cancer Research Initiative), Germany (Safety Occupational and Health) & Austria

(Road Infrastructure Sector). ❖ US and India agreed to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation,

deciding to build six US nuclear power plants in India. ❖ India and Bolivia signed 8 MoUs in the fields of culture, exchange, Visa

waiver arrangement, mining, space, medicine, the establishment of Centre of Excellence in IT & Bi-Oceanic Railway project.

❖ NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and UNICEF India signed a MoU

❖ India & Sweden launched a joint programme that will work towards addressing a range of challenges around smart cities & clean

technologies. ❖ India and Chile agreed to work together to strengthen the global

response to defeat and destroy terrorism in all its forms and

manifestations. ❖ India will build a cancer hospital in Kenya in collaboration with Japan &

will partner with the UAE to set up an Information & Communications Technology (ICT) centre in Ethiopia.

❖ Israel proposed India to be the focus country in Jerusalem Film Festival, 2020.

❖ India and China signed a protocol for the export of Indian chilli meal to China.

❖ India and Australia agreed to further deepen counter-terrorism co-operation.

❖ Konkan Railways Corporation Ltd has signed a contract agreement with Nepal's Department of Railways to supply two 1600 HP DEMU train sets.

❖ Australia and India decided to move forward towards a classified-level communications environment.

❖ Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone will set up its 1st container terminal

outside India in Myanmar at an estimated cost of USD 290 million.

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❖ India & Japan have discussed strengthening collaboration in the area of skill development & increasing bilateral technical exchanges.

❖ India & France have decided to deepen the cooperation in the cybersecurity sector & work towards curbing the use of the Internet for

terrorist purposes & online radicalization. ❖ India has signed an agreement with the Marshall Islands, enabling the

exchange of information, including banking and ownership information. ❖ The IAF has signed a Rs 300 crore deal with an Israeli defence firm to

procure a batch of SPICE 2000 guided bombs. ❖ India & China agreed to seek a fair, reasonable &mutually acceptable

solution to the boundary question through negotiations. ❖ India & Indonesia sets an ambitious USD 50 billion target for bilateral

trade over the next six years. ❖ India has extended USD 15 million assistance to Niger for organizing the

African Union (AU) summit scheduled to be held in Niamey.

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Appointments & Resignations

Appointment/Resignation Post

Anshula Kant MD and CFO of World Bank

Krishnaswamy Natarajan Indian Coast Guard Chief

Qu Dongyu Head, Food and Agriculture Organization

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande President of the General Assembly

Gianni Infantino President, FIFA

Sarada Kumar Hota Managing Director, National Housing

Board

PB Acharya Manipur Governor

Rakesh Makhija Chairman, Axis Bank

Azim Premji (Resignation) Chairman, Wipro

Ajai Kumar (Resignation) Non-Executive Director, YES Bank

Mrutyunjay Mohapatra IMD Chief

Arvind Kumar IB Chief

Samant Kumar Goel RAW Chief

Thawarchand Gehlot Rajya Sabha Leader

Virendra Kumar Pro-tem speaker of Lok Sabha

Tapan Ray Managing Director, GIFT City

Ajay Singh IATA Board

Sachin Bansal Director, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

Karambir Singh Navy Chief

Rajiv Mehrishi External Auditor of WHO

Amit Agarwal Chairman, Internet and Mobile

Association of India

Pankaj Razdan (Resignation) CEO, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance

Krishnamurthy Subramanian Advisory Council Member – Finance

Commission

Dinesh Pangtey CEO of LIC Mutual Fund

Nitin Chugh MD & CEO, Ujjivan SFB

GS Lakshmi ICC Match Referee

Rama Subramaniam Gandhi Director, YES Bank

Igor Stimac Football Team Coach, India

Bhushan Patil (Resignation) President, Paytm

M Jayshree Vyas Independent Director, BSE

Madan B Lokur Supreme Court Judge of Fiji

Balachandra Y V COO, Karnataka Bank

Gokuldas Pai CBO, Karnataka Bank

Sandeep Patil Managing Director, True Caller

Suresh Kumar CTO, CDO of Walmart

Dilip Kumar Special Duty Officer in Lokpal office

Manu Sawhney Chief Executive, ICC

David Malpass President, World Bank

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Graham Reid Chief coach, Hockey India

Vikramjit Sahney President, International Chamber of

Commerce

Bibhu Kalyan Nayak Chairman ,International Hockey Federation (FIH)

Najma Akhtar VC, Jamia Millia Islamia University

Vipin Anand Managing Director, LIC

Rajesh Kumar Yaduvanshi Executive Director ,Punjab National Bank

Sairee Chahal Board of directors, Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPB)

CS Rajan Managing Director, IL&FS

Kaushik Shaparia India Chief, Deutsche Bank

Ajay Narayan Jha Member of Finance Commission

Hasmukh Adhia Non-Executive Chairman of BoB

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-

Sabah

Asian Olympic chief

Nagendra Nath Sinha MD, NHAI Chief

Ajit Kumar Mohanty BARC Director

Subhash Chandra Garg Finance Secretary

Kummanam Rajasekharan

(Resignation)

Mizoram governor

Soumya Swaminathan Chief Scientist at WHO

Ashu Khullar CEO of CITI Bank India

MR Kumar LIC Chairman

Pramod Sawant Chief Minister, Goa

Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister, Odisha

Pema Khandu Chief Minister, Arunachal Pradesh

Jaganmohan Reddy Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh

Prem Singh Tamang Chief Minister, Sikkim

Pinaki Chandra Ghose India’s First Lokpal

DK Jain BCCI Ombudsman & ad-hoc Ethics Officer

Rustom Irani Managing Director, Hitachi Payments

Rishi Kumar Shukla Chief, CBI

Anirban Mukherjee CEO, PayU India

Pramod Chandra Mody Chairman, CBDT

Sushil Chandra Election Commissioner

Analjit Singh Chairman, Max Life, Max India

Suresh Vaswani Independent Director, Vodafone India

GC Anupama President, Astronomical Society of India.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh President, Wrestling Federation of India

Hemant Bhargava Non-executive Chairman, IDBI Bank

Indra Nooyi Board of Director, Amazon

Jim Yong Kim (Resignation) President, World bank

Sudhir Bhargava Chief Information commissioner

KV Subramanian Chief economic advisor

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Harendra Singh (Resignation)

Coach, India’s Men Hockey team

N Ram President, AFMF

Shikha Sharma (Resignation)

MD & CEO, Axis Bank

Birendra Prasad Baishya Chef de Mission, Tokyo Olympics

Ashok Chawla Chairman, TERI

Brahm Dutt Chairman, Yes Bank

Parthasarathi Mukherjee MD, Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Dilip Sadarangani Chairman, Federal Bank

Ranveet Gill CEO, YES Bank

Prabhat Singh Director General, National Human Rights

Commission

Deepak Maheshwari Chief Credit Officer, Axis Bank

VK Yadav Chairman, Railway Board

Daniel Callahan Independent Director, TCS

Vijay Chandok MD and CEO of ICICI Securities

Rustom Irani Managing Director, Hitachi Payments

Nalin Shinghal CMD, BHEL

Ranks & Reports

❖ Maharashtra achieved first rank in NITI Aayog launched Agricultural

Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index followed by Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh.

❖ As per the Democracy Index by Economic Intelligence Unit, India was at the 41st place in the flawed democracies category.

❖ According to IRDAI's Annual Report 2017-18, Max Life Insurance has overtaken LIC to the best track record in terms of claims settlement for

individual deaths in FY18. ❖ Dubai has remained the Busiest Airport in the world for International Travel

category.

❖ As per the Henley Passport Index, Japan has retained the tops position, India ranked 79.

❖ As per the PwC report, India is likely to excel in the GDP based economy rankings in 2019, to become the world's fifth largest economy.

❖ According to the CRISIL report, Bihar topped the list in terms of GSDP growth followed by Andhra Pradesh. Jharkhand, Kerala, and Punjab were

ranked at the bottom. ❖ According to the IRCTC survey, Southern Railway bagged the number one

position for cleanliness in the country . ❖ According to the Survey by Transparency International, Assam has topped

in the ranking of best practices in the Budget formulation, followed by Andhra Pradesh & Odisha.

❖ India was ranked at 36th in the intellectual property index 2019, topped by USA.

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❖ According to the Inclusive Internet Index, India has been ranked 47th in the overall "Inclusive Internet Index 2019" score while Sweden topped it.

❖ According to World Happiness Report 2019, India has been ranked at 140th.Finland topped the list & South Sudan was at the bottom.

❖ Mercer’s Quality of Living Ranking 2019 has named Hyderabad & Pune as the most liveable city.

❖ According to Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2018 Report prepared by UNDP, India has reduced its poverty rate from 55% to 28% in 10 years.

❖ India ranked 76th on World Economic Forum’s Global Energy Transition Index 2019. Sweden remained on the top of the list of 115 countries.

❖ IIM-B’s post-graduate programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM) has secured the 12th rank in APAC listing.

❖ India was ranked 80 out of 125 countries in the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI) 2019.

❖ India moved up to the 17th position in 2018 from 37th spot last year in the

Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking for 2019. ❖ India has dropped two places in the 2019 World Press Freedom Index

released by Reporters Without Borders, ranking 140 out of 180 countries. ❖ India's population rose at an average annual rate of 1.2% between 2010

and 2019 to 1.36 billion, by UNPFA. ❖ Acc. to IMD World Competitiveness Rankings, Singapore has ranked as the

world’s most competitive economy. India has improved its rank to one place to rank 43rd.

❖ India was the world's fourth biggest military spender in 2018 behind the US, China, and Saudi Arabia, according to SIPRI.

❖ In a survey conducted by Air Help, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad has been ranked as the world’s 8th Best Airport.

❖ SpiceJet is the 4th domestic airline to grow fleet size to 100 aircrafts. ❖ Acc. To the 'Annual Threat Report 2019', Mumbai is the most vulnerable

city to cyberattacks in 2019, followed by Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata.

❖ India was ranked at 141st in an annual global peace index while Iceland placed at the top position.

❖ As per the Traffic Index-2018, Mumbai is the most traffic-congested city with commuters.

❖ India ranked 95th out of 129 countries in the global gender equality index. Denmark has topped in the list.

❖ Kerala topped among large states on overall health performance in NITI Aayog's Health Index followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

❖ ONGC has toppled Indian Oil Corp to regain crown of being the country's most profitable public sector company.

❖ According to a report by the Reserve Bank India, Bhubaneswar remains the most affordable city for homebuyers, while Mumbai remains the least

affordable one in India. ❖ As per the Henley Passport Index, Japan and Singapore have held onto

their position as the world's most travel-friendly passports.

❖ India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks.

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Important days

January 1 DRDO Day NA

January 4 World Braille day NA

January 9 Bharatiya Pravasi Day NA

January 10 World Hindi Day NA

January 12 National youth Day “Be the Voice of New

India” and “Find solutions and contribute

to policy”.

January 24 National Girl Child Day Empowering Girls for a

Brighter Tomorrow

January 25 National Voter’s Day No Voter to be Left Behind

January 27 International Day of Commemoration in Memory

of the Victims of the

Holocaust

Holocaust Remembrance:

Demand and Defend

Your Human Rights

February 2 World Wetlands Day Wetlands and Climate

Change

February 4 World Cancer Day I am and I will

February 6 International Day of Zero

Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

NA

February 11 United Nations International Day of Women and Girls in

Science

Investment in Women and Girls in Science for

Inclusive Green Growth

February 13 World Radio Day Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace

February 20 World Day of Social Justice If You Want Peace & Development, Work for

Social Justice.

February 21 International Mother Language Day

Indigenous languages matter for

development, peace-building & reconciliation

February 22 World Thinking Day Leadership

March 1 Zero Discrimination Day 2019 Act to Change Laws that Discriminate’

March 3 World Wildlife Day Life below water: for people and planet

March 8 International Women's Day Think equal, build

smart, innovate for change

March 15 World Consumer Rights Day Trusted Smart Products

March 15 World Sleep Day Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging

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March 18 Global Recycling Day Recycling into the Future’

March 20 World Sparrow Day I LOVE Sparrows

March 20 International Day of Happiness

Happier together

March 21 World Down Syndrome Day Leave No one Behind

March 21 International Day for the Elimination of Racial

Discrimination

Mitigating and countering rising

nationalist populism and extreme

supremacist ideologies

March 22 World Water Day Leaving No one Behind

March 23 World Meteorological Day The Sun, the Earth and

the Weather

March 24 World Tuberculosis Day It's time

2nd April World Autism Awareness Day Assistive Technologies,

Active Participation

4th April International Day for Mine

Awareness

"United Nations

Promotes SDGs – Safe Ground – Safe Home".

6th April International Day of Sport for

Development and Peace

N A

7th April World Health Day 2019 Universal Health

Coverage

10th April World Homoeopathy Day Linking research with

education and clinical

practice

12th April International Day of Human

Space Flight

N A

17th April World Haemophilia Day Outreach And

Identification

18th April World Heritage Day Rural Landscapes

21st April World Creativity and

Innovation Day

N A

23rd April United Nations English Language Day

N A

24th April National Panchayati Raj Day N A

24 April to 30 April

World Immunisation Week N A

26th April World Intellectual Property Day

Reach for Gold: IP and Sports which examines

the world of sports.

May 1 International Labour Day Sustainable Pension for all: The Role of Social

Partners

May 3 World Press Freedom Day Media for Democracy:

Journalism and

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Elections in Times of Disinformation

May 8 World Red Cross Day #Love

May 11 National Technology Day NA

May 12 International Nurses' Day NA

May 15 International Day of Families Families and Climate

Action: Focus on SDG 13

May 17 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Bridging the standardization gap

May 21 Anti-terrorism day NA

May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and

Development

NA

May 22 The International Day for

Biological Diversity

Our Biodiversity, Our

Food, Our Health

May 24 International Commonwealth Day

A Connected Commonwealth’

May 28 World Hunger Day Sustainability

May 29 International Day of UN Peacekeepers

Protecting Civilians, Protecting Peace

May 31 World No Tobacco Day Tobacco and lung health

June 1 World Milk Day Drink Milk: Today &

Everyday

June 4 International Day of Innocent

Children Victims of Aggression

NA

June 5 World Environment Day Beat Air Pollution

June 7 World Food Safety Day NA

June 8 World Oceans Day Gender and the Ocean

June 12 World Day Against Child

Labour

Children shouldn’t work

in fields, but on dreams!

June 13 International Albinism

Awareness Day

Still Standing Strong.

June 14 World Blood Donor Safe blood for all

June 17 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Let’s Grow the Future Together

June 21 International Yoga Day Yoga for Climate Action

June 21 World Hydrography Day Hydrographic information driving

marine knowledge

June 23 UN Public Service Day NA

June 27 International MSME Day NA

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June 29 National Statistics Day NA

June 30 World Asteroid Day NA

July 15 World Youth Skills Day Learning to learn for life

and work

July 6 International Day of

Cooperatives

NA

July 11 World Population Day NA

Sports

❖ Maharashtra hosts 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games.

❖ Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic clinches Hopman Cup.

❖ Smriti Mandhana wins ICC 'Women's Cricketer' and 'ODI Player of the year' awards.

❖ Bengaluru Raptors clinches Premier Badminton League title 2018-19. ❖ 80th National Table Tennis Championship held in Cuttack.

❖ Qatar wins Asian Cup for the first time. ❖ Saikhom Mirabai Chanu clinches gold medal at the EGAT Cup.

❖ 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships held in Assam ❖ Saina Nehwal beats PV Sindhu in National Badminton Championship.

❖ Elise Mertens beats Simona Halep to win Qatar Open(Tennis). ❖ Ramit Tandon bags Seattle Open title.

❖ Vidarbha beat Rest of India team to secure Irani Cup. ❖ India beat Nepal to win 5th SAFF Women's Championship title(Football).

❖ Shi Yuqi of China beat India’s B Sai Praneeth to clinch Men’s single title in Yonex Swiss Open 2019 held at Basel, Switzerland.

❖ Valtteri Bottas wins Australian F1 Grand Prix 2019.

❖ Kento Momota of Japan became the first Japanese to won men's singles All England Championships 2019 title.

❖ South Korea won Azlan Shah Hockey Cup by defeating India. ❖ Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary bag Gold Medal at Asian Airgun C’ship

Taoyuan in Taipei, Taiwan. ❖ Karnataka Won Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2019

❖ Roger Federer beat John Isner to win Miami Open 2019 ❖ Viktor Axelsen beats Srikanth to win India Open Badminton Tounament

2019 ❖ Chinese badminton ace Lin Dan clinched the Malaysia Open 2019 title in

Kuala Lumpur ❖ Kento Momota and Tai Tzu-ying Shines in Singapore Open 2019.

❖ Harsheel Dani clinches Dutch Open International Badminton Tournament.

❖ Japan's Kento Momota clinches Badminton Asia Championship men’s title.

❖ Lewis Hamilton Won Bahrain Grand Prix 2019. ❖ Valtteri Bottas Beats Lewis Hamilton to Win Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

❖ Services Defeated Punjab to Win Santosh Trophy (Football) 2019. ❖ Dominic Thiem Becomes 2nd Austrian to Win Barcelona Open.

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❖ China will host Asian Cup Football Tournament in 2023 after South Korea has withdrawn its bid to stage football’s Asian Cup.

❖ The IAAF World Relays 2019 held in Yokohama, Japan. 43 nations participated in it.

❖ Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, Spain ❖ Novak Djokovic beat Stefanos Tsitsipas to win the Madrid Open

❖ Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa clinched Asian squash championship

❖ Bajrang Punia Bags Gold in Ali Aliyev Wrestling Tournament(65kg freestyle)

❖ Rafael Nadal Beats Novak Djokovic To Win Italian Open ❖ Raheem Sterling named FWA Footballer of the Year

❖ Sourav Kothari wins Pacific International Snooker C'ship ❖ Rafael Nadal lifts Men's Singles to clinch French Open, 2019

❖ Ashleigh Barty clinched her first Grand Slam single title at French open,

2019 ❖ Virat Kohli becomes fastest batsman to score 20,000 runs

❖ Pankaj Advani clinches men's Asian Snooker Championship ❖ Roger Federer defeats David Goffin to win record 10th Halle Open title

❖ Joshna Chinappa wins record 17th national squash title ❖ American Taylor Fritz wins maiden ATP title in Eastbourne

Awards

❖ Alice G. Vaidyan Wins ‘Woman CEO Of The Year’ Award.

❖ Vikram Patel Awarded Global Health Award. ❖ Indian Oil Bags AIMA Managing India Award for Outstanding PSU.

❖ Image of Crying Toddler on US-Mexico Border won World Press Photo

Award. ❖ Malayalam Film Bhayanakam Won The Best Cinematography Award at

Beijing International Film Festival ❖ AIR, Publication Division & Children's Film Society of India Win Swacchta

Pakhwada Awards-2019 ❖ The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) awarded the distinction of

“Public Water Agency of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence at the Global Water Summit

❖ Nalini Malani becomes first Indian to win Joan Miro Prize. ❖ Dr. Ankur Patwardhan from Pune has been conferred with German

Chemistry Prize. ❖ Omani writer Jokha Alharthi wins Man Booker literature prize.

❖ UNDRR confers Dr P.K. Mishra with the prestigious Sasakawa Award 2019.

❖ Kohli named as the International Cricketer of the year in the CEAT ICA

2019. ❖ G D ‘Robert’ Govender honoured with V K Krishna Menon Award

posthumously.

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❖ Acharya Balkrishna receives 'UNSDG 10 Most Influential People in Healthcare award'

❖ Playwright and journalist Annie Zaidi wins Nine Dots Prize. ❖ Sunil Chhetri awarded the 1st-ever ‘Football Ratna’

❖ JSPL wins FICCI CSR Award for Women Empowerment ❖ Divya Karnad, the first Indian woman to win Future for Nature Award’19

❖ “ROMA” film wins Best Picture at BAFTA Awards 2019 ❖ Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred Jnanpith award

❖ Ex-President Pratibha Patil Awarded, Mexico's Highest Civilian Award ❖ Malayalam actor Sheela honoured with J.C. Daniel Award

❖ Google's Sunder Pichai and Nasdaq's Adena Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award

❖ Nitesh Kumar Jangir wins Innovation Award in UK ❖ Priyanka Chopra to be honoured with UNICEF's Humanitarian Award

❖ Social activist Makarand Tilloo receives ‘Save Water Hero Award’

❖ Akshaya Patra wins BBC World Service Global Champion Award. ❖ 4th annual Carnot Prize awarded to Union Minister Piyush Goyal.

❖ Tamil Nadu bagged Swasth Bharat Yatra award. ❖ US-based Kathak dancer Anindita Neogy Anaam honoured with the

National Nritya Shiromani award. ❖ Jayanta Kumar Ghosh receives National Geospatial Award

❖ PM Modi received Philip Kotler Presidential Award ❖ Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Minister Devineni Umamaheswar Rao

received the 'Central Board of Irrigation and Power Award' ❖ Namita Gokhale awarded Sushila Devi Literature Award for her work

“Things to Leave Behind”. ❖ Kathak dancer Seema Mehta conferred the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar' award

for her contribution towards women empowerment over the last 15 years ❖ Indore awarded the cleanest city in the country in the Swachh

Survekshan 2019 awards while Bhopal declared as the cleanest capital

❖ Northeast Frontier Railway wins the‘Best Innovation Award’ for unique strategy adopted to keep wild elephants away from train tracks.

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Obituaries

Obituary (Name) Related(to) Field

Pungam Kannan Footballer

Kartik Chandra Rath Dramatist

Dr. Viharidas Gopaldas Patel

Economist

SK Shivakumar Former ISRO Scientist & Director

Paripooranand Painuli Politician, Freedom Fighter & Journalist

S Muthiah Writer-journalist

Jerrie Cobb Astronaut

Amar Paul Bengali folk singer

Sydney Brenner Nobel Prize laureate

J. Mahendran Tamil movie director

Niki Lauda Formula 1 Driver

Yogesh Chander

Deveshwar

ITC Chairman

Clement von Franckenstein

British actor

Hiralal Yadav Bhojpuri vocal artist

Kirpal Singh Sikh historian & the first chronicler

of India's partition

NR Madhava Menon Father of modern Indian legal education

Maramraju Satyanarayana Rao

Writer and Academician

V Viswanatha Menon Former Finance Minister of Kerala

Peter Mayhew Actor

John Singleton Filmmaker

Sultan Ahmad Shah Malaysia's seventh King and

football palyer

Ieoh Ming Pei Architect of Louvre Pyramid

Carmine Caridi Actor

Wallace Smith Broecker

Climate Scientist

Andrea Levy British Author

Namvar Singh Hindi Writer

Gordon Banks Footballer

Manfred Eigen Nobel Prize winner, Chemistry

W.E.B. Griffin Military Novelist

Malcolm John Musician

Brij Mohan Khaitan Industrialist

Prakash Pant Uttarakhand Finance Minister

Carmine Caridi Actor

Lennart Johansson Former UEFA President

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Schemes

❖ "Utkarsh Bangla" and "Sabooj Sathi" win the prestigious World

Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards of the United Nations ❖ Under NAFCC Scheme, Phayeng village become the first carbon-positive

tagged village in India. ❖ Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan scheme launched.

❖ Bihar govt announces Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojana. ❖ Odisha government unveiled the scholarship, 'KALIA Chhatra Bruti'.

❖ Uttar Pradesh launches Scheme for Adolescent girls.

R V Janakiraman Former Puducherry Chief Minister

Girish Karnad Actor

Mohammed Baji Freedom Fighter

Abburi Chaya Devi Telugu Writer

Mohan Ranade Freedom Fighter

Lal Saini Rajasthan BJP Chief

Rajnath Singh `Surya’ Journalist & Former MP of Rajya Sabha

Laldingliana Sailo Former Doordarshan and AIR

news editor

Kader Khan Actor cum writer

Ramakant Achrekar Cricket coach

Dibyendu Palit Bengali writer

Harold Brown Former US defence secretary

CH Loknath Kannada Actor

Michel Legrand Music composer

Krishna Sobti Writer and essayist

Raghbir Bhola Hockey Team player

George Fernandes Former Union Minister

V Dhananjay Kumar Ex-Union Minister

Kelly Catlin Cycling World Champion

Chinmoy Roy Actor

Manohar Parrikar Goa Chief Minister

Maate Mahadevi First woman Lingayat

Zhores Alferov Nobel laureate

Luke Perry American Actor

Darryl D’Monte Environmental activist

Valery Bykovsky Russian cosmonaut

Babu Narayanan Movie director

Lee Iacocca aged 94 Former Chrysler CEO

Basant Kumar Birla Industrialist

A. U. Celestine Indian football goalkeeper

Fernando Corbato Inventor of computer password

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❖ Go Tribal campaign launched in New Delhi. ❖ Haryana government launches ‘Krishi Kiosk’ at Panchkula.

❖ 1,103 railways stations developed under 'Adarsh Station' scheme: Piyush Goyal

❖ ISRO launches Samwad with students to engage them on space science activities

❖ Sikkim CM launched the 'One Family One Job' scheme which entitles one govt job for every family in the state.

❖ Odisha launched the ‘Ama Ghare LED’ scheme. ❖ Universal Basic Income to be introduced by the Sikkim Government.

❖ Madhya Pradesh govt has unveiled a scheme named ‘Yuva Swabhiman Yojana’ to ensure 100 days of employment every year to the youths.

❖ Jai Kisan Rin Mukti Yojana launched by Madhya Pradesh CM. ❖ President Ram Nath Kovind launched Pulse Polio Programme 2019.

❖ ‘Jalamrutha’ a water conservation scheme was launched by Karnataka

state government ❖ PMAY-G aims to achieve the objective of Housing for all by 2020

❖ Odisha Govt. implements Centre's Witness Protection Scheme

Person in News

❖ Rana Dasgupta bags 2019 Tagore Literary Prize.

❖ Mizoram’s Derek C Lalchhanhima awarded 'Compassionate Kid' Award by PETA India

❖ Dr Gagandeep Kang becomes the first Indian woman to be elected to the Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).

❖ Telugu poet K Siva Reddy selected for the prestigious Saraswati

Samman, 2018 for his collection of poetry titled Pakkaki Ottigilite ❖ Indonesian Eni Nuraeni Named Best Athletic Coach in Asia

❖ Dr. Gyanaditya Shakya was recently honoured with the Presidential Award of Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman 2019

❖ Bolivian’s President conferred the highest State Honour of Bolivia – ‘Condor de los Andes en el Grado de Gran Collar’ on India’s President.

❖ Raheem Sterling named 2019 FWA Footballer of the Year. ❖ Virgil Van Dijk announced as the Professional Footballers' Association

(PFA) young player of the year. ❖ redBus Appoints Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Brand Ambassador.

❖ BharatPe announced Salman Khan as its Brand Ambassador. ❖ Myntra appoints Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma as first brand ambassadors.

❖ Manchester City, Barcelona Football Star Yaya Toure Retires. ❖ Kareena Kapoor Khan named brand ambassador of Swasth Immunised

India.

❖ Mary Kom signed as Brand ambassador for Puma ❖ Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal becomes IAF's first woman flight engineer

❖ Bradley Cooper Wins ‘Oscat’ Award From PETA ❖ Yuvraj Singh Announces Retirement from International Cricket

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❖ Chandrani Murmu aged 25 became the youngest MP in India’s history ❖ Mohana Singh becomes first woman fighter pilot to fly Hawk jet

❖ Marcus Trescothick announced retirement from professional cricket ❖ India-born Priya Serrao crowned Miss Universe Australia

❖ Malaysia Badminton Legend Lee Chong Wei Announces Retirement ❖ Casio India announces Tiger Shroff as the G-Shock India brand

ambassador ❖ Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh Bhupen Hazarika awarded Bharat

Ratna ❖ Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open Grand Slam Singles title

❖ Novak Djokovic beats Rafael Nadal to win Australian Open 2019 ❖ South African Cricketer Johan Botha announces retirement

❖ WHO Goodwill ambassador Yohei Sasakawa to get Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018

❖ Dr. Rattan Lal honoured with 2019 Japan Prize

❖ Roger Federer won the Dubai Championships final beating Stefanos Tsitsipas to make a century of his career’s titles

❖ DRDO chairman G. Satheesh Reddy wins missile systems award ❖ Kavinder Singh Bisht clinched Gold at GeeBee Boxing Tournament

❖ PhonePe ropes in Aamir Khan as brand ambassador ❖ WEF recognize Naresh Lokesh As Young Global Leader For 2019

❖ Padmanaban Gopalan Wins the Commonwealth Youth Award ❖ Amartya Sen awarded the prestigious Bodley Medal

❖ Veer Chotrani wins U-19 Asian Squash title ❖ Indian pro boxer Vaibhav Yadav wins WBC Asia title

❖ Michael Pepper wins Isaac Newton Medal and Prize ❖ Ambati Rayudu retires from all forms of cricket

❖ B Harideesh Kumar appointed new Director of Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

❖ Dutch star player Arjen Robben retires from football

❖ LinkedIn names Ashutosh Gupta as country manager for India ❖ Dutee Chand wins 100m gold at World University Games

❖ Sunil Chhetri & Ashalata Devi bag top honours at AIFF Awards. ❖ Lifter Ajay Singh wins gold at Commonwealth Championships

❖ Sachin Bansal invests ₹200 cr in Piramal Enterprises’ debt ❖ Kiran More Appointed Interim USA Cricket Coach

Summits & Conference

❖ PM Modi inaugurated Indian Science Congress in Jalandhar. ❖ UAE Hosts World’s First Artificial Intelligence Summit.

❖ 8th edition of HOME EXPO INDIA 2019- a 3-day exhibition organized by

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts at Greater Noida ❖ Saudi Arabia to host the 15th annual G20 Leaders' Summit in 2020 on

November 21-22

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❖ 5th Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) Media Summit on Climate Action & Disaster Preparedness was held at Kathmandu, Nepal

❖ India to be Guest of Honour country at Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF 2019)

❖ United Nations To Hold 2020 Ocean Conference in Lisbon ❖ India to attend G-7 meet in France along with Australia, Chile and South

Africa ❖ 16th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) was held in

Doha, Qatar. ❖ G7 environment ministers meet in Metz, France to discuss climate crisis

❖ India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Sherpas meeting were held in Cochin, Kerala.

❖ Sixth Session of Global Platform for DRR held in Geneva, Switzerland 2019

❖ Sweden will host international conference against anti-Semitism in 2020

❖ The 7th session of the World Government Summit held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

❖ 'International Vision Zero Conference’ to Promote Occupational Safety and Health held in Mumbai

❖ Second ASEAN-India Youth Summit held in Guwahati ❖ President inaugurated 3-day International Conference & Exhibition on

Energy & Environment in New Delhi ❖ Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu,

inaugurated the 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit 2019 in New Delhi ❖ World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held in New Delhi with the

theme of 'Attaining the 2030 Agenda: delivering on our promise' ❖ G-20 summit concluded in Osaka, Japan, themed at Human-centred

future society ❖ Seed Testing Association to hold 32nd Congress in Hyderabad

❖ 16th edition of Asia Media Summit 2019 was organised in Cambodia

❖ 10th edition of regional Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment Summit was held in Nagpur, Maharashtra

❖ 5th CICA Summit was held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan ❖ 14th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit was held in Mecca

❖ Rio de Janeiro to be World Capital of Architecture for 2020 ❖ National Conclave on Technical Textiles to be held at Mumbai

❖ 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo - 2019 in Mumbai ❖ India Steel 2019 Exhibition and Conference organized in Mumbai by the

Ministry of Steel ❖ World Integrated Medicine Forum 2019 organized in Goa

❖ NSTL organized the Academia Meet at NSTL, Visakhapatnam on the theme “Artificial Intelligence for Naval Systems”.

❖ 34th edition of Aahar- the 5-day International Food and Hospitality Fair commenced in New Delhi

❖ Nepal hosted a 3-day International Sanskrit Conference

❖ 7th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting recently concluded in Cambodia

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❖ Fuzhou (China) to host 2020 session of World Heritage Committee

Defence

❖ Indian Navy launched guided missile destroyer INS Imphal as part of its Project 15B.

❖ Army Gets 6 indigenous, Long-Range Artillery Guns 'Dhanush' having strike range of 38-kilometre.

❖ India test-fired first indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from Odisha.

❖ ISRO Launched Enemy Radar-Spotting Satellite EMISAT ❖ India successfully test-fires Brahmos supersonic cruise missile.

❖ New version of Akash surface-to-air defence missile test-fired

successfully. ❖ Indian Army is observing 2019, as the ‘Year of Next of Kin’.

❖ DRDO conducted successful flight test of ABHYAS -HEAT at Chandipur in Odisha.

❖ Young Scientist Programme 'Yuvika2019' inaugurated in Bengaluru. ❖ Indian Navy test-fired a Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM) to

enhance its anti-air warfare capability. ❖ ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B.

❖ 8th Indo – Myanmar Coordinated Patrol(IMCOR) at Andaman & Nicobar. ❖ Defence Ministry approves procurement of 73,000 assault rifles from US.

❖ Indian Air Force carried out a mega exercise ’Vayu Shakti’ at Pokhran. ❖ INS Trikand participated in a multinational training exercise CUTLASS

EXPRESS – 19. ❖ Indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II test fired

successfully.

❖ Army's training exercise, “Kharga Prahar” held in Punjab. ❖ Indian Navy launched Operation Sankalp in the Gulf of Oman to re-assure

Indian Flagged Vessels operating via Persian Gulf & Gulf of Oman. ❖ 3rd edition of bilateral maritime exercise between Royal Australian and

Indian Navies AUSINDEX-19 commenced at Visakhapatnam. ❖ Singapore Armed Forces& Indian Army joined conducted 3-day joint

exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra 2019' in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. ❖ India and France held anti-submarine warfare games(in Varuna Exercise)

off the coast of Djibouti near the Horn of Africa. ❖ Indian Navy-Vietnam Peoples’ Navy Bilateral Exercise (IN – VPN BILAT

EX) Concluded at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. ❖ INS Kohassa commissioned at Naval Air Station Shibpur.

❖ General Purna Chandra Thapa Conferred the Honorary Rank of General of The Indian Army.

❖ Indian Army held Military Exercise With 17 African Nations.

❖ Vijit becomes the first Indian Coast Guard ship to visit Indonesia. ❖ Indian Air Force participated in Langkawi International Maritime Aero

Expo (LIMA) 2019.

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Agreements

❖ NTPC signed ₹2,000 crore term loan pact with Canara Bank

❖ PAISALO signs up with SBI to disburse 2 lakh MSME loans in FY20 ❖ The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute and ISRO joined hands to

map, validate and protect smaller wetlands in coastal regions ❖ Bureau of Indian Standards inks an MoU with IIT, Delhi

❖ Syndicate Bank and Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), signed an MOU ❖ Vodafone Idea Signs Multi-Million Dollar IT Deal With IBM

❖ Tech Mahindra signs Rs 300 crore defence contract with Indian Navy

❖ NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent with the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to improve learning outcomes in public school education.

❖ India, EU to jointly develop water technologies costing ₹320 crore. ❖ V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust inks MOU with Central Warehousing

Corporation (CWC). ❖ Asian Development Bank & the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

(MIGA) to Expand Development Finance in Asia and Pacific. ❖ NHAI signed MoU with fuel retailers for issuing FASTags at petrol pump

outlets ❖ SBI Card & Etihad Guest joined hands to launch a travel specific Visa

credit card for members & Indian travellers. ❖ Cabinet approved MoC between India & Japan regarding Food Processing

Industry ❖ GoI & ADB sign $926 Million Loan Agreement.

❖ India Signs Agreement with World Bank for $ 25.2 M for Chhattisgarh

❖ The National Centre for Good Governance & Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs has signed an MoU

❖ New visa agreement between Maldives & India ❖ Maldives Sign Agreement with Exim Bank

❖ World Bank, Centre and Kerala sign $250-m loan pact ❖ Agriculture Ministry signs a Statement of Intent with IBM.

❖ Samsung partners with Paisabazaar.com to offer financial products. ❖ World Bank extends $40 million loan for Shimla water supply

❖ World Bank, UN, SIDBI launch Rs 300 crore Women’s Livelihood Bond ❖ India and World Bank Sign $250 M Agreement for NRETP

❖ India signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for $96 M for Uttarakhand

❖ India and ADB sign $26 Million Loan Agreement for Assam ❖ World Bank provided $137 mn. to Modernise Dams

❖ GoI & ADB sign $926 Million Loan Agreement

❖ India Signs Agreement with World Bank for $ 25.2 M for Chhattisgarh ❖ ADB to invest $50 mn in solar project developer Avaada

❖ World Bank approves $147 Million Loan to the Government of Jharkhand

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❖ India signs a Loan Agreement with the World Bank to develop Roads and Highways in Rajasthan

❖ India signs a Loan Agreement of $328 Million for Improved Health Services in Andhra Pradesh

❖ India signed a $31.58 Million Loan Agreement with the World Bank for Uttarakhand projects

❖ WB sign $287 million loan agreement for the Tamil Nadu Health System Reform Programme

❖ India signs USD 400M loan agreement with World Bank to eliminate TB ❖ ADB to provide $750 mn loan to India for railway track electrification

project

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Books & Authors

Books Authored by/brought

by/Edited by

‘#Modi Again’ and ‘Saffron Swords’ Garuda Prakashan

Quichotte Salman Rushdie

English Translation of Khooni

Vaisakhi(Poem)

Navdeep Singh Suri

Game Changer Wajahat S Khan

Criczone Yash Lahoti

Game Changer Shahid Afridi

Darkness to light Lamar Odom

Simplicity & Wisdom Dinesh Sharma

What Marx Left Unsaid Manish Tewari

Undaunted: Saving the Idea of

India

Minister P Chidambaram

Law, Justice and Judicial Power – Justice PN Bhagwati’s Approach

Moolchand Sharma

Khooni Vaisakhi Nanak Singh

Cricket World Cup the Indian Challenge

Ashish Ray

Function of Data Sovereignty - The Pursuit of Supremacy

Vinit Goenka

The New Delhi Conspiracy Meenakshi Lekhi

My Life, My Mission Baba Ramdev

We Are Displaced Malala Yousufzai

Universal Brotherhood through

Yoga

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu

Atal Tinkering Lab Handbook –

Nayee Dishayen, Naye Nirman, Naya Bharat

Atal Innovation Mission

The Forest of Enchantments Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas Arun Jaitley

Every Vote Counts-The Story of India’s Elections

Navin Chawla

‘Bharat 2019’ & ‘India 2019’ Amit Khare

Mann Ki Baat - A Social Revolution on Radio’

Arun Jaitley

Vivekadeepini Venkaiah Naidu

War over Words: Censorship in

India, 1930-1960

Devika Sethi

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Science & Technology

❖ SpaceX carries out first commercial launch of Falcon Heavy. ❖ Scientists in Israel unveiled the first 3D print of a heart with human

tissue and vessels. ❖ World's first-ever malaria vaccine launched in a pilot project in Africa's

Malawi ❖ IIT-Bombay develops ‘AJIT’, a microprocessor conceptualised, designed,

developed and manufactured in India ❖ Japan’s First Private Rocket 'Momo-3' Reached Outer Space

❖ PM Modi inaugurates supercomputer 'Param Shivay' at IIT-BHU ❖ Kerala gearing up for the launch of India’s 1st solar-powered cruise boat

by December

❖ US Virgin Islands approves bill to ban toxic sunscreen ❖ NHAI to monitor traffic at toll plazas using cloud-based tech

❖ NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered a new world HD 21749b, 53 light years away in the constellation Reticulum.

❖ Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Launched ‘Smart Garbage Bins’ ❖ Google unveiled a video-game streaming platform ‘Stadia’.

❖ Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced a new initiative, L&T-Nxt, to focus on the areas of artificial intelligence, internet of things (IoT).

Environment

❖ ONGC gets permission to drill in Tripura Gaur Sanctuary. ❖ India & Nepal to sign transboundary agreement for conserving tigers,

rhinos & elephants. ❖ Govt & IIT-Delhi signs MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to

Wealth Technologies. ❖ ADB Launches $5 Billion Healthy Oceans Action Plan.

❖ Australian small brown rat becomes first to go extinct due to climate change.

❖ 2018 was 4th warmest year ever evidenced as per NASA, NOAA study. ❖ Centre launched National Clean Air Programme to reduce particulate

matter (PM) pollution by 20-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024 ❖ National wildlife board has given the approval for the project which falls in

the trishna wildlife sanctuary, Gomti district, Tripura. ❖ UNEA adopts India's resolutions on sustainable nitrogen management

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Apps & Portals

App/Platform/Portal Launched by

My Circle Airtel & FICCI Ladies Organisation

Sahulat Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri

district, officials

Voice-Based Financial Transactions

Reliance Mutual Fund

BSE StAR MF Bombay Stock Exchange

Nyaya Bandhu Department of justice

e-AUSHADHI portal AYUSH Ministry

SAFAR Suresh Prabu

DigiCop Chennai City Police

InfyTQ Infosys

NTA app National Testing Agency

TETRA Software CBSE Board

PCS1x Ministry of Shipping

Chalo Assam

AWaRe WHO

goAML UAE

Bhoomi Rashi Portal Ministry of road transport &

Highways

Rail Kumbh Seva North Central Railway Division

Utility App Reliance Jio

DAMINI IITM & IMD

Dharani portal Telangana CM

e-Choupal ITC

e-Dharti App Hardeep S puri

Shiksha Vani CBSE

IRCTC iPay IRCTC

Bolo Google

ts-msme.globallinker.com Telangana government

'Meri Fasal Mera Byora' Haryana Government

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Acquisitions & Mergers

❖ Reliance Jio Acquires Chatbot Making Start-up Haptik. ❖ Bandhan Bank gets CCI Approval for Gruh Finance Merger.

❖ Lakshmi Vilas Bank to Amalgamate with Indiabulls Housing Finance. ❖ L&T becomes single-largest shareholder in Mindtree.

❖ Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys Amazon share. ❖ Asian Development Bank bought a 14% stake in Bhubaneswar based

micro-financier Annapurna Finance for ₹ 137 Crore. ❖ Ministry of Finance has decided to merge two regional rural banks and

name the new entity as Tamil Nadu Grama Bank.

❖ Mahindra Fin and Manulife formed asset management joint venture. ❖ Sundaram Finance to acquire stakes of BNP Paribas held in 2 JVs.

❖ Adani Power set to acquire GMR Chhattisgarh Energy. ❖ Tata Steel completes acquisition of Bhushan Energy for Rs 800 crore.

❖ IndiaFirst Life Insurance buys stake in CSC e-Governance Services. ❖ ICICI Bank to buy 9.9% in NBFC Kisan Finance.

❖ Power Finance Corporation (PFC) completed the buyout of fellow PSU Rural Electrification Corporation (REC).

❖ NSEIT acquired Aujas cybersecurity company. ❖ Walmart Labs acquihires Indian start-ups FloCare and BigTrade.

❖ IBM completes $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat.

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Important ,State, National & International Takeaways-

State Capital Chief Minister Governor

Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati Y. S. Jaganmohan

Reddy

Biswa Bhusan Harichandan

Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar Pema Khandu Brigadier BD Mishra (retd)

Assam Dispur Sarabananda Sonowal

Jagdish Mukhi

Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Lalji Tandon

Chhattisgarh Raipur Bhupesh Baghel

Anusuiya Uikey

Goa Panaji Pramod

Sawant

Mridula Sinha

Gujarat Gandhi Nagar Vijaybhai R.

Rupani

Acharya Devvrat

Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Khattar

Satyadev Narayan Arya

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla Jai Ram Thakur

Kalraj Mishra

Jammu and

Kashmir

Srinagar Government

Rule

Satya Pal Malik

Jharkhand Ranchi Raghuvar Das Draupadi Murmu

Karnataka Bengaluru HD Kumaraswamy

Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala

Kerala Thiruvanathapuram Pinarayi

Vijayan

P. Sathasivam

Madhya

Pradesh

Bhopal Kamal Nath Anandiben Patel

Maharashtra Mumbai Devendra Fadnavis

C. Vidhya Sagar Rao

Manipur Imphal N Biren Singh Najma Heptulla

Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Sangma

Tathagata Roy

Mizoram Aizawl Zoramthanga Jagdish Mukhi

Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Padmanabha Acharya

Odisha Bhubaneshwar Naveen

Patnaik

Ganeshi Lal

Punjab Chandigarh Amarinder

Singh

V P Singh Badnore

Rajasthan Jaipur Ashok Gehlot Kalyan Singh

Sikkim Gangtok Prem Singh

Tamang

Ganga Prasad

Tamil Nadu Chennai Edappadi K. Palaniswami

Banwarilal Purohit

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Telangana Hyderabad K. Chandrasekhar

Rao

E. S. L. Narasimhan

Tripura Agartala Biplab Kumar

Deb

Kaptan Singh Solanki

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow Yogi Adityanath

Ram Naik

Uttarakhand Dehradun Trivendra Singh Rawat

Baby Rani Maurya

West Bengal Kolkata Mamata

Banerjee

Keshari Nath Tripathi

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Country Capital Head of State

/Govt.

Currency

Israel Jerusalem Reuven Rivlin New Shekel

China Beijing Xi Jinping Renminbi

USA Washington, D.C. Donald Trump Dollar

Nepal Kathmandu Bidhya Devi Bhandari Rupee

France Paris Emmanuel Macron Euro

Marshall Islands Majuro Christopher Jorebon

Loeak

Dollar

Niger Niamey Mahamadou Issoufou CFA Franc

Japan Tokyo Shinzo Abe Yen

Bangladesh Dhaka Abdul Hamid Taka

South Korea Seoul Moon Jae-in Won

Indonesia Jakarta Joko Widodo Rupiah

Australia Canberra Scott Morrison Dollar

Afghanistan Kabul Ashraf Ghani Afghani

Iran Tehran Hassan Rouhani Rial

Vietnam Hanoi Nguyen Phu Trong Dong

Myanmar Naypyidaw Win Myint Kyat

Eritrea Asmara Isaias Afwerki Nakfa

Saudi Arabia Riyadh Salman Riyal

Bolivia Sucre Evo Morales Boliviano

Kenya Nairobi Uhuru Kenyatta Shilling

Sweden Stockholm Stefan Lofven Krona

Singapore Singapore city Halimah Yacob, Lee

Hsien Loong(PM)

Dollar

Chile Santiago Sebastian Pinera Peso

Maldives Male Ibrahim Mohamed

Solih

Rufiyaa

Thailand Bangkok Prayuth Chan-ocha Bhat

UK London Theresa May Pound Sterling

Germany Berlin Frank-Walter

Steinmeier

Euro

Austria Vienna Alexander Van der

Bellen

Euro

Paraguay Asuncion Mario Abdo Benitez Guarani

Costa Rica San Jose Carlos Alvarado Colon

Croatia Zagreb Kolinda Grabar-

Kitarovic

Kuna

Morocco Rabat Saadeddine Othmani Dirham

Norway Oslo Erna Solberg Krone

Poland Warsaw Andrzej Duda Polish zloty

Sri Lanka Colombo Maithripala Sirisena Rupee

Finland Helsinki Juha Sipila Euro

Argentina Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri Peso

Turkmenistan Ashgabat Gurbanguly

Berdimuhamedow

Manat

Uzbekistan Tashkent Shavkat Mirziyoyev Som

UAE Abu Dhabi Khalifa bin Zayed Al

Nahyan

UAE Dirham

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Complete List of Union Ministers

Union Minister Portfolio

Narendra Modi Ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions

Rajnath Singh Ministry of Defence

Amit Shah Ministry of Home Affairs

Nitin Gadkari Ministry of Road Transport and Highways & Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises

DV Sadananda Gowda Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizers

Nirmala Sitharaman Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Ram Vilas Paswan Ministry of Consumer affairs, food and public

distribution

Narendra Singh Tomar Ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare, Ministry of

Rural Development & Ministry of Panchayati Raj

Ravi Shankar Prasad Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of communications & Ministry of Electronics and

Information Technology

Harsimrat Kaur Badal Ministry of Food Processing Industries

Thaawar Chand Gehlot Ministry of Social justice and empowerment

Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Ministry of External Affairs

Ramesh Pokhriyal

‘Nishank’

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Arjun Munda Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Smriti Zubin Irani Ministry of Women and child Development & Ministry of

Textiles

Dr Harsh Vardhan Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of

Science and Technology & Ministry of Earth Sciences

Prakash Javadekar Ministry of environment, forest and climate change &

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Piyush Goyal Ministry of Railways & Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Dharmendra Pradhan Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Ministry of Steel

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Ministry of Minority Affairs

Pralhad Joshi Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of coal & Ministry of Mines

Dr Mahendra Nath

Pandey

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Arvind Ganpat Sawant Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise

Giriraj Singh Ministry of Animal Husbandry, dairying and fisheries

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Ministry of jal Shakti